davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
CATARRH DESCRIBED.
The Symptoms Attending That Disease
Which Leads to Consumption.

When catarrh hasxisted in the head and the
upper part of the throat for any length of time
-the patient living in a district where people
are subject to catarrhal aifection-and the dis.
ease has been left uncured, the catarrh invari.
ably, sometimes slowly, extends down the wind.
pipe and into the bronchial tubes, which tubes
convey the air into the different parts OF the
lungs. The. tubes become affected from the
and, in some instances. become plugged up. 50
that the air cannot get in as freely as 1t should.
shortness Of breath follows, and the patient
breathes with labor and difficulty.
In either case there is a sound OF cracking
and wheezing inside the chest. At this stage of
dashes over his body.
The pain Which & m ths chnst s beSind tbs
breast bone, or under the shoulder blade. Tho
pain may. come and go--last a few days and
then be absent for several others. The cough
that occurs in the first stages of bronchial ca
tarrh is dry. comes on at intervals. hacking IN
the morning on rising, or going to bed at night,
and it may be in the hrst evidence Of the disease
eIs Sometiines there are ITS of coughing induced
by the tough mucus so violent as to ca,lse vonl-
iting. Later on the, ,mucus that is raised IS
te ter When nc Indicates that the small tubes in the
lungs are now affected. With this there are
often streaks Of blood mixed Win 'ne erx SIs nas
has fever, and expectorates before any cough
"ipes. IN some cases small masses OF chcesy sub
stance are spit up which, when pressed be-
tween the fingers, emit a bad odor. In other
cases particles of a hard, chalky nature are spit
up The raising Of cheesy or chalky Jumps in
dfcate serious mischief ut work in the lungs. -,
In some cases catarrh will extend into the
lungs in a few weeks; in other cases II may DO
months and even years. before the disease at
tacks the lungs sufficiently to cause serious IN
terference with the general health. When tho
disease has developed to such point the pa
With bronchial catarrh there is more or less
fever which differs with the different parts OF
the day-slight In the morning, higher IN the
afternoon and evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
supreme Court Decisions.

DEs MoINEs Ia, Oct. 21-[Special Tele-
gram to the BEE THE supreme court filed
the following decisions here to-day:
II. c. Mosler VS. the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railway, appellant, Wapello circuit,
affirmed 'r
Moses & Smms, appellants, VS. the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific railway and A.
B. Taylor, appellant, VS. the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul railway, Scott circuit.
affirmed.
J.'C. Tollfycr Suu = titan Boles, appel
.nnrs, VS. u. S. Morgan, Calhoun district,
affirmed. ''
The Equitable Trust company VS. William
Shrope, appellant, Cedar district, affirmed.
Tompkins e. Co. VS. Hemphill, Hepburn &
Travers, appellants, Polk circuit, action for
attachment, affirmed.
James Miller VS. T.. w. Chambers, both ay-
pellants, Polk district, action in chancery to
settle partnership, reversed on defendant, s
appeal and affirmed on plaintiffs.
W. II. Welch, appellant, VS. H. L. Horton
and A. L, McCarger, Polk circuit, affirmed.
William Jones, appellant, VS. Samuel Mer-
rill, Polk district, affirmed.
j. M. Phillips, appellant, VS. r. G. Kirby,
Harrison circuit, reversed.
George Knox VS. Eliza r. Kearns, appel
liant, Benton district reversed.
j. X. Powers va w. g. Lafiar, appellant
Carroll circuit, affirmed.
George Esterly, appellant, VS. John Epuel
Sheimer, Cass circuit, affirmed.
State Of Iowa, appellant, VS. Z. ID. Douglas
Tama district affirmed.
State of Iowa, appellant, VS. w. W. Thomp
son, Benton district, affirmed.
State of Iowa VS. William Kendall, appel
liant, Henry district, reversed.
Lyons and COoney, appellants, VS. Harris &
johnson, Carroll district. Reversed.
Bremen County bank VS. A. S. Mores, ap
pellant, Bremen district Affirmed.
4. l.. Marshall VS. +. D. Smith, appellant
Polk circuit. Affirmed.
w. II. Nycum, appellant, vs s. T. Ray
mond, Kossuth district. Affirmed.
Joseph w. Kendall VS. the City of Abba
appellant Monroe district Affirmed.
State of Iowa ex rel, &. A. Hinkley, ap
pellant, VS. j. ID. Humber ct al, nincteeI
cases, Plymouth district. Reversed.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
SNEEZING CATARRH.
What It Means, How 1t Acts, and What
Ii Is.

You sneeze when you get up in the morning.
You try to sneeZe your nose oil every time you
are exposed to the least draft OF air. You have
n fullness over the front of the forehead ana
the nose feels as If there was n plug in each
nostril which you cannot dislodge. You blow
your nose until your ears crack, but 1t don't d9
any good, and the only result is that you succeed
in getting up very, red nose, and you so irri.
tate the lining membrane of thai organ that
YOU are unable to breathe through IT at all:
This is correct and not overdrawn picture or
an acute attack of catarrh, or "Sncezing Ga.
tarrh" as it is called. ,,.. ,,,.
n cold that causes mucus to be poured out by
the glands in the nose; then those diseased
glands are attacked by swarms OF little germs
the catarrh germ--that hoat in the air IN q To-
catity where the disease Is prevalent. These
animalCuIae in their efforts to lind a lodgment.
irrtate the sensitive membrane lining OF the
nose and nature undertakes tn rid herself or
them by producing fit of snee2ng,
When the nose becomes filled with thickened
discussed mucus the natural channels for the III,
PRODUCTION of air into the lungs Is interfereu
with, and the person so Effected hiust opeatho tho
throat becomes parched and dry, snoring Is pro.
duced and then the catarrhal disease gains
ready access to the throat and lungs.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
THE LEE MONUMENT.
Vast Crowds TO Witness Yesterdays
Ceremonies Mt Richmond.

RICHMOND. Va, Oct. 27.-The people of the
city and many thousands of visitors were on
the streets at an early hour this morning.
General G. W. Curtis Lee owing to his re-
cent illness, was unable to participate in to-
davis ceremonies but mis- brothers, General
w. II. E., popularity known as Rooney"
Lee and Captain Robert Il. Lee, were there.
few minutes before II o'clock the process
sion began to move. AT the head of the line
came the chief marshal of the day, General
Wade Hampton, riding by the side of Cover
nor Fitz Hugh Lee, followed by the COVER
nor's staff and assistant marshals. Next
came the confederate veteran camps of Vir-
ginia, the veterans of Maryland in line, and
the volunteer infantry of Virginia, the North
Carolina artillery and then all the various
civic societies. The whole made such dis
play as was never before seen III Richmond.
Dense crowds packed the sidewalks along
the route About the time the head OF the
procession reached the monument grounds q
drizzling shower, which commenced TINS
morning, again set in and continued so that
the programme was cut short. The corner
stone was laid with the impressive ceremonies
of the Masonic order. Notwithstanding the
disagreeable weather and muddy condition OF
the grounds and vicinity, the vast field was
almost covered with people, the crowd being
estimated at from $1,000 to ZOO.
Among the ex-confederates present who
were frequently greeted with cheers and ap-
plausc as they were recognized by the crowd
were Generals Wade Hampton, Joseph e.
Johnston, Jubal A. Early, Daniel Ruggles, j.
ID. Imboden, Bradley r. johnson, William
McComb X. l.. Page, George Fl. Steward, l..
L. Lomax, Robert Ransom, Mat Ransom,
Epps Hunton, c. M. Wilcox, w. ID. Talla.
ferro, Ex-Governor William Cameron, United
States Senator John w. Daniel, also Colonels
Chasles S. Venable Walter H. Taylor, and
Charles Marshall, of General r. E. Lees
staff.
The hall of the house of delegates was
packed tonight, many being unable to obtain
admission. Governor Lee called the gather.
ing to order and introduced General Jubal
Early to preside. General Early was greeted
with thunderous applause. He spoke of the
formation of the monument association, paid
an eloquent tribute to the ex- president Of the
confederacy and regretted his absence on
this OCCASION He then introduced General
Gordon McCabe, who paid glowing
tribute to the late Captain James Barron
Hope, the gifted author of the poem which
he then read. After this Colonel Charles
Marshall, military secretary of General Lee
delivered the Grafton of the day. At the
conclusion of Colonel Marshali's Grafton
General Wade Hampton made few extern.
porary remarks, in the course of which he
said that he regarded Lee as even greater
man than Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28

ParmaIee first money, 81 90; ]. CrabilI and
Stiece second, $3.50; third, Beach, 500;
fourth, Penrose, $3.50.
The first event yesterday afternoon was 12
blue rocks, ~ yards rise, $780, which re-
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
TOOK TWENTY-FIVE GRAINS.
A Travelling Man Ends His Troubles
With Morphine.
AN EDITOR TAKES ACoNITE.
The Ex-Beaver City Times Man
Suicides at Red Oak-An Au-
burn Banker Dying-Prairie
Fire atoTalmadge.
A Travelling Mans Suicide.

FREMONT, Neb., Oct 2.-[Special Tele-
gram TO the BEE. IA party by the name Of
Charles E. Butcher, travelling for an Elgin
Ull.) card advertising house, also Chicago
glass plate house, suicided in this city to-
night at the Emo hotel by taking twenty-five
grains of morphine. The best medical aid
was quickly called and every effort made to
save his life, but Of no avail. He fought hard
against being treated and said he did not care
TO live. He only lived about an hour and
thirty minutes after taking the drug. He
was about thirty years Of age and q fine,
bright-looking man. He leaves a wife, who
resides with her parents at Seward, Neb.
Domestic trouble is alleged to be the cause.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
Building Permits.

The following building permits were issued
yesterday by Superintendent Whtlock:
A. G. Powell three story and base
mant warehouse, Leavenworth be-
to cost. ....: :,...... s11, 900
Vaclof Hamala, cottage, Atlas and
Twelfth to cost. Observation-Disclosures. 300
Frank Pros, cottage, Hancock and Ka-
van, to cost. Observation-Disclosures. 200
Michael Mccarthy, cottage, Sixteenth
between Center and Dorcas, to cost. 700
B. M. Nicolson, four IL 15-story frame
dwellings, Maple and Twenty second,
to cost. st.............................. 5000
T. W. Rickel, cottage, Lake near
Twentieth, to cost, t,................. $50
Joseph Osmera, one-story frame and
basement building, CASTELAR, near
Nineteenth, to cost. st.................. 500
Seven permits aggregatinp sci .O5O
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
AN ELEVATED RAILWAY.
Ono Of the Probabilities Of the Future for
Omaha. u.
A Conversation Overheard on an
Elevated Raiiroad--A Young
Lady's Statement.
kansas City Star, March 81

''1t Is very disagreeable"
"what is very disagreeablef"
why. to get up every morning OF your lifd
with bad taste in your mouth, bad breath, no
appetite for your breakfast, feeling like man
had been intoxicated the night before"
The above conversation took place on the ele
waited line between our reporter and gentle
man friend last Sunday.
Have you ever felt that way?" asked the re
porter.
''Did II" replied the gentleman. "well should
say SO. Not only !, but there are thousands OF
people who feel jast that way. l myself have
three years. My ears became affected could
not hear well; my sight grew dim and bad, and
L spoke with pronounced nasal twang; my
sense OF taste was fast leaving me. tell you,
sir, that 1t is not very pleasant, this catarrh--
for that Is the term that this trouble Is known
by-but the name does not express the horrors
and tortures OF the loathsome disease. NY
breath became SO bad that my friends could not
come near me. would blow out such Offensive
scabs that / feared my nostrils were deconi.
posing"
swell. SIR" said our reporter. "you seem to
have gotten bravely over yorr troucleY' ...
"Yes, sir, am rs well as you to-day. But had
! not went to Drs Mccoy Il Henry would no
doubt have been dead by this time"
would you object to my using your name IN
this case?"
"No, sir: but as am stranger in your city.
would rather you use one who is known better
than I. Now. there is Miss Emma Overstreet, a
neighbor of mine, at 1919 Locust street, who had
Catorrh for year. not rs bad as j, but still IL
very grateful for the esult she obtained M
their office, and will be lad to tell you all ab"t
herself"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
Last Nights Gran! Ball.

The grand ball given last NIGH. Sy the
Emmett Monument ASSOCIATION at the Exposi-
ton hall was largely attended. The ball was
SVEN for the benefit rpf the Irish National
league At $50 the Musical Union orchestra
struck up promenade, which was lead by
George NJ O'l3rien, master of ceremonies,
and followed with a most delightful pro-
gramme until IL O'Clock, when all adjourned
to the St Cloud restaurant for supper. The
festivities We're resumed after supper and
continued until an early hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
Auch-MOedy's Pick-Up.

Deputy County Clerk S. S. Auch-Moedy
has just come into possession of more than
one hundred acres of land, which is to-day
not worth large sum- but which in time
may prove beneficial TO his heirs. This land
includes lots and 5, SECTION 10, township 16,
range 13, which he found while attending to
never been recorded in any way. 1t was
found to be the only piece of land in Douglas
county not recorded. He Immediately pur-
chased it from the government for $222 25,
and yesterday received his receipt from the
land Office at Neigh.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
The Founder OF Portland.

New York Tribune: The late Frank
w. Pettygrove was the founder of Port
land, Oregon. When he was running q
general merchandise store at Oregon
City in 1943 he received from John p.
Overton, a pioneer, an offer to sell him
a tract OF $40 acres Of wild land for $50
worth of goods from the store. Mr..
Pettygrove went down the river in an
Indian canoe, found that the land bor-
dered on deep water, and then, in con-
junction with his partner, General A.
l.. Lovejoy, accepted the Offer. The
storekeepers decided to start city on
their land. Pettygrove was Maine
man and wanted to call it Portland.
Lovejoy came from Massachusetts and
wanted it called Boston. They sub
mitted their rivalry to the tossing OF a
cent, and Pettygrove won. And there
is the city OF Portland to-day, its central
portion on that 6i0-acre tract. :, :,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
Destructive Prairie Fire.

TAlMAaE, Neb., Oct. 27.-[Special to the
Bee l-Destruction in the form Of fire has
been raging east Of town since about noon
when the prairie on the bottom of the Little
Nemaha was ignited by sparks from the loco.
motive Of a south bound freight train on the
Missouri Pacific railroad About one hun
stacks on the bottom was destroyed, and the
wild timber on the banks Of the Nemaha suf-
fered considerably from the ravages Of the
fire. The fire was boldly fought by, abou
tlJirty-five men who succeeded greatly in
limiting its course. Judge NJ l.. Hayward,
ofiNebraska City, owned about one hundred
tons of the hay DESTROYED.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
A Miners singular Death.

CHEYENNE, Wyo, Oct. 21,-lSpecial Telc-
gram to the BEE, Edward S. Bryant, EN-
ployed as miner at the Silver Crown, near
this city, was killed while at work yesterday
in singular manner. Bryant was working
alone at the foot of the shaft when heavy
gale of wind carried piece of timber which
was lying near the mouth of the mine into
the shaft where il fell distance of seventy
feet, striking Bryant on the head. He died
ten hours. afterward. Bryant was a single
man, thirty-five years Of age, and was from
Boston, Mass.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
Postal Changes.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27,-ISpecial Telegram
10 the BEE. The following Nebraska post
masters were appointed to-day; John Res
sells, Ceresco, Saunders county, vice j. A.
Bellew, removed; Charles p. Ross, Factory
vile, Cass county, vice Robert Franz, re-
signed; u. q. Young, Lee Park, Valley
county, vice Thomas ]; Johnson. resigned; j.
f. Ecker, Mineola, Holt county, vice William
ii. Bhibaugh, resigned
The post Offices at Freedom, Frontier
county, and Highlands, Custer county, and
Norris, Cedar county, were discontinued to-
day.
The post Office at J.ikens, Benton county,
Iowa, was discontinued to-day.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
A Fight For nm Island.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. THE state Of Indiana
has sued the state of Kentucky for possession
of Green River island which is situated in
the Ohio river at the mouth of the Green river
and just above Evansville, Ind. 1t is, during
low water, directly rpAnected with the main
land of Indiana and has been for twenty
years. Therefore, the state oflndiana claims
the island as "a part of her territory, though
it is now treated as a part of Kentucky.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
Washington Tc.:.i.ory's Wealth.

"::.:.isGroN, Oct Ex-Governor Semple,
of Washington territory, in his annual re-
port to the secretary of the interior, esti-
mates the population of the territory at
143,669, an increase of over 10000 in the last
two years. The taxable property of the ter
ritory, exclusive of railroad property, is
given at $50, ,6S3S96, an increase Of nearly
$2OO, 600 over last year. Settlement on public
lands, of which nearly 100000 acres re,
main unsurveyed, has been retarded by that
fact, by the uncertainty of Northern Pacific
titles, by extensive Indian reservations, etc
The report speaks at length of the resources
and capabilities of the territory in the way
OF crops, stock raising, mineral and lumber
production, etc, as of great variety and i'm.
portance. Labor is hardly equal to the de
mand. The salmon fisheries yielded 81, l24 ,OOC
during the year.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
Surveyors at Oakland.

OAKLAND, Neb., Oct. 27.-[Special to the
BEE. 1.-The surveyors for the Illinois Central
arrived in Oakland yesterday, and arc now at
work locating the road between here and De-
catur. The chief engineer, Mitchell Vincent,
says the dirt between Oakland and Decatur
will begin TO fly before spring This being
the case, Oakland will take "a boom in the
spring, that will surprise the most sanguine.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
Raptist state Convention.

YoRK, Neb., Oct. 27.-[Special to the BEE
The Baptist state convention has convened
in this city and will remain in session till
Saturday. One hundred and fifty delegates
present. The time yesterday was mostly
given to the Sunday school convention clos
ing with a sermon by DIR. Biting, of Phila.
delphla. Some very important business will
come before the convention. such as the loca-
tien of state university Of learning, and the
various claims of home missions in Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
An Auburn Banker Very Low.

AUBURN, Neb., Oct. 27-John L. Carson, a
prominent banker of Brownville in her palmy
days, and now president of the Carson Ma
tional bank of this place, is very low and not
expected to live. He has been sufferer
from gravel for years and recently two ope-
ratons were performed. Blood poisoning
set it and he was obliged to have portion of
one foot amputated. This did not stay the
disease and the doctors are now considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of amputatng the leg.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
MISS EMMA ONERSTREET.

Our reporter called on Miss Overstreet at her
home. She told him that she had had a catarrh
for year past, but was now entirely we'll, and
that she was willing to add her name to the
many patients who had been cured at Drs. Nc
Coy Henry's office.
The above cut is " very good likeness Of Miss
Emma Overstreet.
Drs. Mccoy Henry are located permanently
in Omaha and have offices in $40 and 3ll Range
Block.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28

New ORLEANS, Oct. T.-On o request
from planter in Terrebonne, who complains
that his plantation is in the hands of negro
strikers, the governor has ordered militia to
the scene of the trouble to act under the
civil authorities. 1t is hoped the difficulty
will be settled amicablY tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
Gas struck at JEFFERSON.

JEFFERSON, Ia, Oct. aT.-ISpecial Telegram
to the BEE. A o'clock this morning a flow
of natural gas was struck on a residence
block in this city at a depth of lightweight
feet. The flow was very strong, sending a
flame thirty feet into the air from twoinch
pipe. When the gas is not lighted and is con
fined to "a smaller flow, it roars like escaping
steam. When it is lit the roaring can be
heard over block away. 1t is said to be the
strongest flow Of natural gas in Iowa
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
A woolen Mill Seized.

HAMILTON, Ont, Oct. 27.-A woolen mill
in Hespler, owned by John Harvey and J. b.
McQuestion has been seized at the instance
of the Bank of Montreal under q chattel
mortgage for $4,000
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
Cured of Malaria.

% FLORIDA ST., ELIZABETH, N. j.,
Mar. II, 1884. / have been using AL
cocks Porous Plasters for the last five
years. Some two years ago, after hav-
ing been sick for upwards of six months
with malaria, l found myself with an
enlarged spleen, dyspeptic and con-
stantly troubled with a Headache and my
kidneys did not act very we'll either. Hav-
ing spent most of my money for medicine
and medical advice / thought to save
expense I would use ALLCOCK's PoR-
OUs PLAsTERs, two on the small OF my
back, one on the spleen or ague cake,
under the breast bone. I continued
using the Plasters about thirty days,
changing them every week. At the
end of that time l was perfectly we'll,
and have remained SO ever since.
GEnRGE DIXON
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
In THE FIELD OF SPORT.
Interest Still Keeps UP in the
Shooting Tourney.
!. MANY INTERESTING EVENTS.
First Days Races OF the Nashville G
Fall Meeting - The National
Jockey Club-The Teemer-
Gaudaur Race Postponed.
The Shooting Tourney.

The schooling at the tournament was re-
sumed promptly at 1890 yesterday Again
the weather was favorable for the sport, and
the cracks were on hand in force. The first
was a blue rock race, IL to the man, Is yards
rise, entrance 80.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
A Wreck i'm Colorado,

COLORADO SPISGs, Col, Oct. 27.-A freight
train on the Midland road was derailed this
morning by broken rail The fireman and
brakemen were killed and the engineer
fatally injured.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
To Reduce the Salt Sarplus.

FAST SAGINAW, Mich, Oct 27,--The Mich.
gan Salt association, which controls the
market west Of Cleveland and east Of the
Rocky mountains, will stop tho manufacture
of salt from December l 10 April 10 reduce
the large surplus now on the market.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
The BoodIcrs Case Cotinued.

CaIo.eo, Oct 27-The arguments on the
motion for arrest OF Judgment in the case Of
the boodlers we're, at the request Of the attor-
roy for the boodicrs, postponed until tone
week from NEXT Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
A New Road Authorized.

SPRISoFiELD, Ill.,, Oct 27.--The secretary
of state issued a license oday for the Du-
buquc e. Southeastern railroad TO build u
road irom East Dubuque TO or near 'Sayan-
nah, III.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
Arrived in Port Disabled.

Hsnrax, Oct 81. Tho steamship Sccha,
which left New York mine days ngo for Liver
pool put in this morning with machinery DIS
fblsd' She had experienced tcrr,b,o weather
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
The Wron9s of Poor Lo.

PORTLAND, Me, Oct. 27.--At the session OF
the Home Missionary association this morn
ing Frank Wood read the committees report
on Indian work There are $4,000 indian
church members identified with this organi-